The Perpetual NBA Thread

[empy]

i hope AI goes to a championship contender...i love the guy :inlove:

Boston needs to go get him NOW. the east is weak, they'll have PP in his prime, a still-dominant AI - who will take pressure off each other, and still enough young guys to make a run in the weak East.

[theveed]

Ooooh I'll be lickin my chops if 2 of my favorite guys end up in the same team..

GO CELTS!

[cyrusblutrooper]

SAN KAYA PUNTA NYA??? ai

[mazdamazda]

I'm betting either to the Warriors or Bobcats... both teams have decent PGs (BDiddy, Knight, Felton) to offer to the 76ers and have the depth to give another piece or two.

[4wrider]

With Greg Oden likely in 2007 Draft, the cellar dwellers might take a chance on the lottery than have AI and his $60 M for the next three years.

[tsupermario]

t-wolves for garnett's sake. minny should also include mchale with the trade

[jasprit]

lets just wait and see. I think it would be 3-team deal which team? I dont know!! I just hope that AI would team up w/ my main man KG hehehe gaya gaya.

[Kanut]

AI + KG = twolves back in the playoffs

[tsupermario]

[empy]

it's not just Oden that's the big prize in the 08 draft, btw. the 'experts' are saying that this is the deepest draft in a long time, with a lot of future stars on the board.

[theveed]

O nga raw...

Back to AI, I think Charlotte has the biggest chance of landing AI, but if AI only wants to be traded to a contending team or another team with a superstar, Celts and TWolves might be it...

Felton
Iverson
Wallace
May
Okafor

Sounds good enough on paper hehe.

[ILuvDetailing]

AI to the Celtics? si Gerald Green lang daw untouchable sa Celtics, would we see an AI - Pierce swap?

Or how about AI to NYK? Imagine a backcourt of AI and Marbury so much for NY being Eddy Curry's team...

AI to the Mavs? mmm... I can't imagine Mark Cuban shaking up a championship contender.

AI to the Bobcats? They would have to trade half of the players in their roster to get AI.

AI to the Nuggets? Can Melo and AI coexist?

I want AI to go to Minny, KG is so unselfish that AI would fit in well and they will become instant contenders. But who do they have to give up to get AI? they might have to give up half the team to match AI's salary.

[empy]

O nga raw...

Back to AI, I think Charlotte has the biggest chance of landing AI, but if AI only wants to be traded to a contending team or another team with a superstar, Celts and TWolves might be it...

Felton
Iverson
Wallace
May
Okafor

Sounds good enough on paper hehe.

hehe, pero sino ang binigay nila sa Philly? Brevin Knight and Brezec?

AI to the Celtics? si Gerald Green lang daw untouchable sa Celtics, would we see an AI - Pierce swap?

Or how about AI to NYK? Imagine a backcourt of AI and Marbury so much for NY being Eddy Curry's team...

AI to the Mavs? mmm... I can't imagine Mark Cuban shaking up a championship contender.

AI to the Bobcats? They would have to trade half of the players in their roster to get AI.

AI to the Nuggets? Can Melo and AI coexist?

I want AI to go to Minny, KG is so unselfish that AI would fit in well and they will become instant contenders. But who do they have to give up to get AI? they might have to give up half the team to match AI's salary.

all those teams have the pieces to make it work. AI-Pierce would definitely not fly, because Boston doesn't gain anything from that swap, and the whole point of courting AI was so he could play with Pierce. but, they could give the retiring Theo Ratliff's contract with two of their young guns (Jefferson, Rondo, Delonte, Green, Bassy) and a draft pick. that would tempt the 6ers (why is Green untouchable anyway? he hasn't proven enough to even get in the regular rotation?)

for the Knicks, Francis + Frye would be a tempting combo. but like ILD said, how would a AI/Marbury backcourt help the Knicks?

Mark Cuban loves stars and i think he would give up anybody not named Howard or Dirk to get AI. even the much hyped Devin Harris....imho

Wolves - Foye, Blount, Davis (although if i were Philly i would ask for Mike James instead of Ricky the Cancer)

Nuggets - parang mahirap yata. Andre Miller + ?? unless KMart is going to retire and they can give his soon-to-be-voided contract

Bobcats - one thing to remember is that the Cats are seriously under the salary cap. so they can give up less salary to take on AI's deal. but if you're Bernie B., would you risk giving up Ray Felton or Okafor to get a few years of superstar play from AI?

hmmm.....

[empy]

follow up - i haven't heard their name mentioned in any of the articles, but one team that could really use Iverson is the Bulls. no proven scorer or go-to guy to make them a true contender, a lot of highly talented but mismatched players, and enough depth to offer Philly a little bit of everything. i don't think they'll give up Hinrich, and Philly's probably not interested in Big Ben...but couldn't they give up Nocioni/Gordon/Deng, plus a ridiculous contract like PJ Brown's, and even a draft pick to get AI?
:idea:


follow-up #2 - Boston is Philly's division rival for the Atlantic. i think they will be last on the list of potential suitors if Billy King is smart.

[tsupermario]

NBA to go back to old ball

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA will scrap its new microfiber composite ball and bring back the old leather one beginning Jan. 1, an official told The Associated Press on Monday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement of the switch was not due until at least Tuesday.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

microfiber composite ball => collectors' item?

[mazdamazda]

Scratch off the Bobcats from the AI deal...

"We're not interested in mortgaging the future,'' Bernie Bickerstaff said Monday, when asked if the team will make an offer for Iverson. "We're pleased with our young players and we don't want to part with any of them.

"We will not mortgage our future.''

[empy]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

microfiber composite ball => collectors' item?

i have one kaso used na :blue:

[Eismann]

follow up - i haven't heard their name mentioned in any of the articles, but one team that could really use Iverson is the Bulls. no proven scorer or go-to guy to make them a true contender, a lot of highly talented but mismatched players, and enough depth to offer Philly a little bit of everything. i don't think they'll give up Hinrich, and Philly's probably not interested in Big Ben...but couldn't they give up Nocioni/Gordon/Deng, plus a ridiculous contract like PJ Brown's, and even a draft pick to get AI?
:idea:


follow-up #2 - Boston is Philly's division rival for the Atlantic. i think they will be last on the list of potential suitors if Billy King is smart.

This is interesting....however I don't think the Bulls will make this move. It's more probable to see Minnesota doing all they could to offer a trade scenario for Philly. If the Bulls will budge though, Nocioni/Gordon/PJ Brown are the likely involved players indeed.

[cyrusblutrooper]

mga peeps napansin ko lang yung TATOO ni Deron Williams sa braso nya parang kaparehas ng kay white chocolate(jason williams) related ba sila?

[mazdamazda]

latest rumor...

KG to Bulls... possibly for Deng, Thomas & a 1st round pick!